Sunday, April 14, 2013

[World] Syrian regime airstrikes target rebel strongholds, killing 25, activists say

Syrian regime airstrikes target rebel strongholds, killing 25, activists say
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/14/syria_regime_airstrikes_kill_at_least_25_activists_say.html
BEIRUT - Syrian government warplanes carried out airstrikes on a rebellious neighborhood in the capital and a village in the country's northeast on Sunday, killing at least 25 people, including a dozen children, activists said.

US drones kill five in North Waziristan - The Nation
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/15-Apr-2013/us-drones-kill-five-in-north-waziristan
MIRANSHAH - At least five militants have been killed by a US drone strike on Sunday in North Waziristan. The attack took place in Datta Khel town, 35 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan which borders Afghanistan.

Syrian refugees flee heavy fighting in south
http://www.mymoinfo.com/Al-Qaeda-adds-urgency-to-search-for-Syrian-peace/9050096?newsId=205631
The UN Refugee Agency says heavy fighting in southern Syria has sent thousands of new refugees across the border into Jordan. Syrian rebels have won significant ground recently around the southern city of Daraa, but a government counter-attack forced ...

World military spending dips in 2012, first fall since 1998
http://www.skynews.com.au/businessnews/article.aspx?id=863737
STOCKHOLM | Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:05pm EDT. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Global military spending dropped in 2012 for the first time in more than a decade thanks to deep cuts in the United States and Europe which made up for increases in countries such as ...

Inside the mind of Kim Jong-un - Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/world/inside-the-mind-of-kim-jongun-20130415-2hunu.html
When Kim Jong-un first appeared in Pyongyang's carefully stage-managed public spotlight in 2010, North Korea watchers began scouring for clues to learn whether the pudgy heir apparent would be a reformist or simply the newest face of a despotic regime.

Deadly day in Mogadishu shows weakened Somali militants not yet defeated (+ ...
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0414/Deadly-day-in-Mogadishu-shows-weakened-Somali-militants-not-yet-defeated-video
Al Shabab militants killed 19 people Sunday in bomb attacks that targeted Mogadishu's main court complex and an aid convoy, underscoring the fact that Somalia's weakened Al Qaeda-allied militia has not yet been beaten.

Exclusive - Lion Air crash pilot felt jet "dragged" from sky
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/13/lion-air-opens-emergency-posts-bali-and-bandung.html
By Tim Hepher. PARIS | Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:00am BST. PARIS (Reuters) - The pilot whose Indonesian jet slumped into the sea while trying to land in Bali has described how he felt it "dragged" down by wind while he struggled to regain control, a person ...

Guantanamo Bay detainees and military clash; hunger strike continues
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/guards-detainees-clash-guantanamo-bay-18948034
The military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, clashed with protesting detainees Saturday as the guard force at the base ended communal living conditions at one of the facility's camps and forced detainees back into single-man cells.

German Elites Drawn to Anti-Euro Party, Spelling Trouble for Merkel
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/world/europe/elites-flock-to-anti-euro-party-alternative-for-germany.html
BERLIN - With less than six months to go before parliamentary elections in Germany, a new political party that is calling for an end to the European currency union is gaining strength.

Is media bias to blame for lack of Gosnell coverage? Or something far more banal?
http://www.wltx.com/news/national/article/232459/142/Media-Late-to-Coverage-of-Abortion-Doctors-Trial
The trial of Philadelphia doctor Kermit Gosnell would seem to have all the elements of a spectacular news story: Shocking allegations, horrifying visuals, sympathetic victims.

Six strangled, one decapitated in Mexican resort of Cancun
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/16734470/six-strangled-one-decapitated-in-mexican-resort-of-cancun/
CANCUN, Mexico | Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:25am BST. CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Six people were strangled to death and one decapitated in the southern Mexican tourist resort of Cancun on Sunday, the state's deputy attorney general said, in the latest mass ...

10 killed in Iraq attacks; candidate running in elections among the dead
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/10-killed-in-iraq-attacks-candidate-running-in-elections-among-the-dead-1.1237708
BAGHDAD -- A series of attacks in Iraq on Sunday killed 10 people, including a Sunni candidate running in the upcoming provincial elections.



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